The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-29


giving of lessons in instrumental music
among her pupils in this village.
Quite a number of Lawrence people were
here yesterday. Among them we noticed
Hiram Cornwell, j. f. Barrows and DR.. s.
Rowe.
Miss Emma Kimes has returned to her
home in Ypsilanti. She made many warm
friends during the year in which she has
been connected with our school.
On July ID, Sd and 4th, excursion tickets
good on the day of sale and valid for the
return trip on the 4th and 9TH, will be sold
at all stations on the Michigan Central
John McCollum of Gliddenburg, had a
family reunion last Sunday. His family were
all present, some coming from "'way down
east to be present on the happy occasion.
Members of Apollo Temple, No. -, p. c.,
are making preparations to attend the 9TH
annual conclave of that order, to be held in
Milwaukee, Wis, July 10Th to 14th inclusive.
Charley Galligan, son of our fat pension
agent, has job of running pay car from
Topeka, Kansas, gid New Mexico and Texas
to San Diego, California Good for Charley.
Our sprinkler man has about all he can do
to keep down the dust on his beat. He has
to do his own work nova days, as he receives
no assistance from natures great sprinkling
pot.
Several of our correspondents, notably
Hartford Goblevile. Glendale and Mattawan,
appear to have left the country. They ought
to have called and bid us goodbye before
they went.
The following are the newly elected officers
of Fidelity lodge No. 20, ID. of r., /. o. o. f.:
Hannah Bullard, n. e.: Sadie Lindsey, V.
e.; Ida Snow, s.: Lucy Burdick, T.. Ella
Osborne, =. S.
Adelbert Rowland, who was in the employ
of A. Il. Wildey, accidently fell from load
of hay on Saturday last and broke his collar
bone. He is now staying with Mrs. Ellen
Rowland of this village. Dr. Duninng is at
tending him.
Prosecuting Attorney Chandler was in
town yesterday, for the purpose of interview
ing the county treasurer. He looked as
though considerably depressed by the hot
weather, but did not appear very much as
though he had been overworked.
Mrs. DR.. Hilton has recovered from her
recent attack of diphtheria. AS the doctor
took necessary and prompt measures to pre-
vent the spread of the disease, placarding his
house so as to keep out visitors, ii is not ex-
pected that it was communicated TO anyone
else. So far, at least, no other cases have
been reported.
There has not been a time in many years
when there has been so little litigation in
this county as there is now In all the courts,
from the lowest to the highest few suits are
being tried. Even the criminal business is
is almost at a stand-still, and the sheriff is
hardly earning his salt. This condition Of
things may not be profitable to members of
the legal fraternity, executive officers. etc,
ba~ the people ought to be able to bear up
under il.
bungling and unsuccessful attempt to
/ burglarize the hardware store of Messrs.
! Dunning & Bilsborrow was made last Friday
night The would-be thieves attempted TO
pry open the front doors by the use of
pick or some similar implement, but the
fastenings were too strong for them and the
effort was q failure. It was evidently the
work of amateurs at the business but the
states prison is yawning for just that kind OF
amateur workmen
The Paw Paw boys will play a return game
with the Decatur leather Founders tomorrow
afternoon. We trust they may, at least, keep
within sight of the purple-legged home club
and hope that no Paw Paw man will attend
the game and disgrace his town by getting
drunk. If anyone from this town should SO
degrade himself, we recommend that he be
promptly lodged in the Decatur calabooss
and, after SOLDERING up, be left to the tender
mercies of Squire O'Dell.
The grammar school graduation exercises
at the high school room last Wednesday
afternoon were very fine. If the boys and
girls who participated in them improve their
time as we'll as they have evidently done in
the past, they will form one of the best
classes that ever graduated from our school.
Everything serves to confirm the judgment
of committee of Grand Rapids gentlemen
that recently visited our school, viz: "You
have better school than we have IN our
CITY,"
Denizens of Dowagiac got scared the other
day. because of report that they were hav-
ing brisk breeze at Chicago. Their public
schools were dismissed, and the doughty
Dowagiacers made preparations TO take to
their holes and pull the holes in after them.
The threatened storm struck the city. but
did no damage. As the sun burst forth il
splendor after the clouds had rolled away
the frightened inhabitants gathered their
scattered wits and heaved a great sigh OF
relief to find themselves more scared than
hurt.
| When Messrs. Cooley * Eaton purchased
{ the grocery and bakery stock of the late
| Squire Randall, there was soda fountain
included among the various fixtures that
passed into their possession. A short time
since. Mr.. NJ. G. Wheaton, former owner
{ of the fountain. was here and claimed it as
his. Cooley q Eaton refused to accede to
the claim, the outcome being replevin
suit, which was tried one day last week
before Esq Mason, and resulted in judg
. ment of eighty dollars in favor of the defend
ants and against Mr.. Wheaton; fifty dollars
, for the fountain and thirty dollars for its
unlawful detention.
number of the members of Brodhead
post, q. A. r., drove over to Bangor last
Friday afternoon, to attend meeting of A.
Lincoln post that evening They met with q
hearty welcome from the Bangor BOYS. who
seemed determined to maintain their reputa-
ton of having the banner post of the county
After the muster-in of two recruits, a recess
was declared, when the Paw Paw BOYS were
surprised by vigorous attack made by the
ladies of the relief corps, who immediately